A STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING HEPATITIS B AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Abstract

Background: Objective: To determine the knowledge and practices of HBV, its vaccine, frequency of vaccination among nursing students in Independent University, Faisalabad. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Independent University Hospital Faisalabad. Period: Jan 2018 to Mar 2018. Material and Method: This research was quantitative; a self-administered questionnaire was the tool to analyze the knowledge and practice regarding hepatitis B among nursing students of Independent University, Faisalabad. The sample of current study was comprised of One hundred and fifty (150) nursing students. The researcher designed a self constructed questionnaire for quantitative research. Descriptive statistics i.e. Cross tabulation and Frequency Distributions were used for the description of trends in the data. Results: This study showed that 84.7% respondents categorized as having good knowledge. About 82.3% respondents categorized as having good practice. This study shows that 81.33% respondents identify the hepatitis B as a virus and 84.7% have the knowledge about the specific treatment of Hepatitis B. Conclusion: In the light of present study the existing level of knowledge and preventive practice is satisfactory among the nursing students in nursing students in Independent University Faisalabad.